NephHacks: High Yield Nephrology at your Fingertips

Andrew Kowalski

Nephrology should be fun! NephHacks offers nephrology education for the resident and junior fellow to improve their skill and confidence in the field of nephrology. For more information visit www.NephHacks.com

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Episodes

Residency interview and application process Q&A Session with Dr Kowalski

During this show Dr Kowalski hosts a Q&A session about the residency interview process and residency application questions. He offers tips and suggestions that he has found worked extremely well and gave applicants an advantage and a significant opportunity to be remembered on Rank Day. For more information visit www.hackthematch.com

Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1

11. Hypernatremia

An overview of hypernatremia from typical presentations of Hypernatremia to acquired hypernatremia and associated treatment options.

Oct 24, 2021•32 min•Ep. 11

10. Pig Organ and the human body…amazing

A very quick overview of the exciting news that happened on October 21, 2021 where a successful xenotransplantation was achieved. And that day there is the completion of 2 1/2 days where a pig kidney was transplanted to a human body without evidence of hyperacute rejection and normalization of the patient’s serum creatinine.

Oct 24, 2021•11 min•Ep. 10

9. New eGFR Equation

Just a very brief overview of the latest NEJM article discussing the joint efforts between the ASN and the NKF and recommending new GFR equations that eliminated race and focusing on pure biological determinates. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2102953

Oct 24, 2021•11 min•Ep. 9

6. Hyponatremia Part 1

The first part of a 3 part series on the physiology and approach to Hyponatremia. This is a difficult topic to understand and I spend time going over basics and I tie in how physiology can be used to diagnose and treat any presentation.

Oct 20, 2021•37 min•Ep. 6

8. Hyponatremia part 3

The third part of a 3 part series on the physiology and approach to Hyponatremia. This is a difficult topic to understand and I spend time going over basics and I tie in how physiology can be used to diagnose and treat any presentation.

Oct 20, 2021•36 min•Ep. 8

7. Hyponatremia part 2

The second part of a 3 part series on the physiology and approach to Hyponatremia. This is a difficult topic to understand and I spend time going over basics and I tie in how physiology can be used to diagnose and treat any presentation.

Oct 20, 2021•38 min•Ep. 7

Sneak Peak

A quick plug to a new course designed to help prepare anyone (AMG or IMG) for letters of recommendation, CV, Interviews and how applicants are ranked. I have been on both sides of the fence and will share some insights to set you up to be the best prepared applicant that you can be.

Oct 20, 2021•3 min

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NephHacks: High Yield Nephrology at your Fingertips

Episodes

Residency interview and application process Q&A Session with Dr Kowalski

11. Hypernatremia

10. Pig Organ and the human body…amazing

9. New eGFR Equation

6. Hyponatremia Part 1

8. Hyponatremia part 3

7. Hyponatremia part 2

Sneak Peak

2. Renal Autoregulation

1. Renal Structure and Function

5. Concentration Gradient of the Loop of Henle

4. A brief overview of renal tubular acidosis

3. Renal tubules

Introduction